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Join me as I unravel the steps...

materials include

• 2b mechanical pencil
• charcoal pencil
• tissue paper
• 12 be pencil
• white coal pencil
• blending stump and,
• eraser

step 1

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The sketch, usually every work must begun with the sketch, using your 2b mechanical pencil. But before then, you must have measured the size of your work and guided. The griding helps you at accuracy and speed. So after that, then you sketch out all areas of what you are drawing to your satisfaction..

step 2

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After my sketch, the major work continued. On that hair, I used charcoal pencil black and white, the black created those dark hair strand being platted while the white created those sunlight effect in between the hair of her skin... on this, one has to be very technical cause drawing the hair strand platted, your charcoal pencil black must be very sharp, very very sharp always until you are done...

step 3

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After the hair, I started working on her face. Using my 12b to shade and apply the skin effect. Now as usual, your shade with the pencil, blend with religion or tissue paper until you get a very smooth texture, then applying the effect should follow. This is how slow and how tiring it can be but to get something good, one has to be patient...

step 4

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At this point, my progress was slow though, it is no different from the other steps on #step 3. But each area has the way you should handle your pencil, or else you will miss it. Drawing realistic drawing can be so so amazing. Please follow my lead.

step 5

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So I then did all parts around her head, leaving her ear behind, why cause, that's the focus on today's lesson. Wanna show you all a little video on what I did and how I did it. I hope you find it interesting!!

a video on how I drew her ear

Finishing touches

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step 6

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Here, I then continued the drawing and did her neck and part of her body. I used eraser to create out those light reflecting on her neck then used pencil to create her skin effect. Though it was amazing, but I took my time...

step 7

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Yet, still on her body, I follow same process as that of her neck and body, I did not really have any tactical thing to say... all I kept doing was smooth shading with my blending stump and applying the skin effect while the eraser highlighted for me on areas needed.

step 8

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Well, you can see the amazing progress there. In as much as I was slow, I progressed with enthusiasm. I then moved into her child, using my 12b pencil on him too. Now for that hair, I used my charcoal pencil black, to create series of coily strands of hair, after shading it to ensure hairs coming out of the skin on her head..

step 9

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How amazing I drew to the end of her child, step after step. I took time to replicate what I was drawing. I trued as much as possible to finish the images and was now left with the raper. I don't know how amazing but I felt really really interesting making a huge progress on this...

step 10

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So I started with her raper(Ankara). On that I used my 2b mechanical pencil for outlining, blending stump for shading the lighter areas since the blending stump has already being meshed by darker tone or shade. Then I used my 12b pencil to create the dark patterns on her cloth... and at that stage, I concluded the drawing...

a tutorial section of my best friend, how I taught her and made her finish the little part of the drawing

That's her.
When you have talent, teach people and teach the world around you.

a tutorial video on my teaching her

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So this my latest series of the mother dear mother. The series is just all about the love and respect I have for mothers for they heal the world and bring life into children. I was inspired to go into this series cause I so much love my mum. If you do love your mum, support, upvote and promote this art, it is for you all to appreciate moms...

##throwback

part 1

part 2

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So, I wanna say a big thank you to all Steemians who would view this post, upvote it out if love for it and those who would just admire it. And also thanks to the steemit community for this opportunity to showcase talents and promote skills. I love this family and it's growing...